apheresis
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～ a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion
apheresis
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～ (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
aphesis
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～ the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
aphid
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～ any of various small plant-sucking insects
Aphididae
— Noun
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～ small soft-bodied plant lice
aphis
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～ type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
aphonia
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～ a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
aphorism
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～ a short pithy instructive saying
aphorist
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～ someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms
Aphriza
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～ a genus of Scolopacidae
aphrodisia
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～ a desire for heterosexual intimacy
aphrodisiac
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～ a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
aphrodite
— Noun
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～ goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
Aphrophora
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～ a genus of Cercopidae
Aphyllanthaceae
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～ one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
Aphyllanthes
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～ one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae
aphyllophorales
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～ includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales
Apia
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～ the capital of Western Samoa
Apiaceae
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～ plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill